Delluna v. Brink's, Inc. et al

Filing 10

ORDER VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH INITIAL DISCOVERY PROTOCOLS; SETTING TENTATIVE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL SCHEDULE.The Case Management Conference set for May 19, 2014 is vacated.. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 5/14/2014. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/14/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KASSWINN DELLUNA,

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,
v.
BRINK'S, INC., et al.,

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Case No.: 14-CV-0727 YGR
ORDER VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE
WITH INITIAL DISCOVERY PROTOCOLS;
SETTING TENTATIVE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL
SCHEDULE

Defendants.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
Having read and considered the parties' joint case management statement (Dkt. No. 9), the
Court ORDERS the following:

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The Case Management Conference set for May 19, 2014 is vacated.

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2.

The parties shall comply with the Court's Pilot Program for Initial Discovery Protocols

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for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action. The deadline for compliance is June 9, 2014.
3.

The Court advises the parties of the following tentative pretrial and trial schedule. If

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any party seeks modification of this tentative schedule, said party shall first meet and confer with

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opposing counsel and then either (a) file a stipulation and proposed order seeking Court approval of

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the parties' proposed modifications, or (b) file a single, joint statement briefly identifying the issues

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for which the parties seek judicial intervention and requesting a case management conference on the

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Court's 2:00 p.m. calendar on Monday, June 2, 2014. Any stipulation or joint statement shall be filed

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no later than May 23, 2014. Unless the parties timely file the foregoing stipulation or joint statement,

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the tentative schedule set forth below shall take effect without further order of the Court.

(TENTATIVE) PRETRIAL & TRIAL SCHEDULE

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CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE:

Monday, 8/25/14 at 2:00 p.m.

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REFERRED TO ADR FOR COURT-SPONSORED
MEDIATION, TO BE COMPLETED BY:

7/14/14

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LAST DAY TO JOIN PARTIES OR AMEND PLEADINGS:

5/14/14

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NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

11/4/14

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DISCLOSURE OF EXPERTS (RETAINED/NONRETAINED):

Opening: 9/29/14
Rebuttal: 10/13/14

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EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF:

11/4/14

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS1 TO BE HEARD BY:

1/27/15

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Northern District of California

Motion filed by 12/2/14

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United States District Court

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Opposition filed by 12/16/14

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Reply filed by 1/13/15

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COMPLIANCE HEARING (SEE PAGE 2)

Friday, 3/20/15 at 9:01 a.m.

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JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT:

3/27/15

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

Friday, 4/10/15 at 9:00 a.m.

TRIAL DATE AND LENGTH:

Monday, 4/27/15 at 8:30 a.m. for 5 days
(Jury Trial)

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Pursuant to the Court’s Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases at Section 2, trial counsel shall
meet and confer at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the Pretrial Conference. The compliance
hearing on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 9:01 a.m. is intended to confirm that counsel have timely met
and conferred as required by the Pretrial Instructions. The compliance hearing shall be held in the
Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, in Courtroom 1. Five (5) business days
prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the parties shall file a one-page JOINT STATEMENT
confirming they have complied with this requirement or explaining their failure to comply. If
compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be taken off

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See Standing Order regarding Pre-filing Conference Requirements for motions for summary judgment.

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calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint statement in a

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timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in sanctions.

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Parties are advised that, while the Court set a trial date in this action, the trial date may be

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advanced if the calendar opens. Said trial date will not be sooner than eight (8) weeks after the close

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of discovery.

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Modification to the timing or extent of parties’ discovery obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26

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and other applicable rules may be sought pursuant to a separate request. The parties are directed to

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submit a joint proposed order to the Court within five (5) business days following the date of the

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Case Management Conference which sets forward the modifications.

Order for Pretrial Instructions in Civil Cases for additional deadlines and procedures. All Standing

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Northern District of California

The parties must comply with both the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases and Standing

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United States District Court

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Orders are available on the Court’s website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygrorders.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Date: May 14, 2014

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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